The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-08-13
"REAL FUNNY"
Row Tho Lathbury Boys Learned to Sew,
and at the Same Time Did Great Deal
of Thinking.


and at the Same Time Did Great Deal
of Thinking.
Tom and Will Lathbury were in the
kitchen making kites. They had been
busy long time whiting out the
sticks for the kite frames and putting
them together, and had been so quiet
and good that Hannah, who was put
ting down a piece of oil-cloth, had said
again and again to herself, Those
boys are just splendid to-day" Later
in the day she changed her mind.
Hannah" said Will, twill you make
us some pasteP We're all ready now,
all but the finishing"
Not just yet, boys, I want to finish
this"
"Oh, we'll help you, Hannah"
"Much help you'll be-" But still
Hannah was too good-natured to re-
fuse, and soon the boys, with their ham
mers in hand, were down on their
knees beside her.
There" she said, pushing them the
dish of tacks, "help yourselves, but
don't put them too near together. l
expect you'll bother me more than
you'n help" And they did.
Tack, tack, tack, went the three
hammers; what fun they were all hay
ing! Butt the fun could only have
stopped there!
Now, whether Will proposed it or
Tom never was known. II was one OF
those funny things boys think of occas-
iona ly; at any rate it was something
Hannah never dreamed of, or else she
would never have jumped up so sud-
denly to shut off the stove, for rip, rip
went her Bingham apron, hem of,
band off, and all, for those naughty
boys had nailed it to the floor.
"You two horrid boys!' said Han.
nah, chats enough to provoke saint;
you're the very worst boys in the
world, and 1 am going to tell your
mother" 1t was too bad, and the boys
lelI so sorry
They had not meant "any thing like
that" boys never mean any thing
wrong, and how did they know those
few tacks would "hold SOP"
But Hannah lost no time in telling
their mother, and pretty soon they
heard mamma going to papa's study,
"Whew!" said Sam, 1.-THE jokes al
spoiled now"
Perhaps Mrs Lathbury raped some
what louder than usual, for her hus
band said "come in" so quickly sh,
was in his room and asking his advic,
almost before she knew it.
Now Mr.. Lathbury was very bus.
writing a sermon, and hardly knew h,
had said "come In" so when his wifi,
told him Of the boys naughty trick, ant
asked him what she should do, he an
swered somewhat dreamily, and yet t.
the point:
This is indeed a question of vita
Importance"
why, yes, certainly it is, Richard
and I want your help this time"
Help, what, what are you talkini
about, my dearP
.'Oh, dear!'' said Mrs Lathbury, bu
added, "never mind, Richard, l Sc
you are very busy, and will come i
!, again.
Very we'll, my DEAR" and Mr., Latf
bury went on, Gin order to arrive at
conclusion we must" Mrs Latt
, bury gently closed the door and hear
no more.
Il wish Richard had been less busy
but l do not feel ought to disturb hir
, now, and yet what shall dO3"
; Still Mrs. Lathbury, though she Wa
, worried herself. would not "woTr
Richard" At last she thought {
some thing, though she hardly kne'
whether it would do.
Boys" said she, going to the stair
. 'bOys, come here"
"It's a coming" said viii.
! "Of course" answered Tom, "whe
troubles coming it's always boys wit
mamma, and Thomas and William
q with papa"
= We'll, l am ashamed, aren't yOl
Tum?"
n .Why, yesl Who wouldn't beP b
!, that won't save us now"
boy, )" said their mo'her, as tn,
entered her room, chow much mon'
have you in your banksP"
Well that was q queer questio
: nothing like 1.-THE talk" they had e
. peUted, 70 say the least.
al We got hlrly-hye cents in mine